knowledge from the sports medicine arena is being communicated to the WLDR group to help our athletes. The first two Championships of the year are the XC Championship in Tallahassee, FL on February 3rd and th the Jacksonville River Run 15k on March 10 . Masters LDR Report Masters Runners enjoyed the holidays and now it is January, time for taking stock and plotting one’s course for the New Year. Some will fly off to warm places to race outdoors and others will chase glory on the Indoor Track; some run outside, layered up against the frigid cold while others will pile up the miles on treadmills. And those who live in those warm placers are mostly just DIVISION REPORTS smiling. Regardless of which group you are in, it is a JANUARY 2018 EDITION good time to plan your race schedule for the coming year. Here is what the 2017-18 Masters Grand Prix looks Upcoming Events: like: Jan 6 USATF 100K Trail Champs (Bandera, TX) Jan 14 Great Edinburg XC (Edinburg, Scotland) 2017 Feb 3 USATF 100 Mile Trail Champs (Huntsville, TX) Saturday Dec 9 USATF Club Cross Country Feb 3 USATF XC Champs (Tallahassee, FL) [10K/8K/6K] Lexington KY From the Desk of the Chair, Mike Scott Happy New Year! 2018 Saturday Feb 3 USATF Cross Country [8K/6K] U.S. Distance Runners had a very successful 2017, from Tallahassee FL Leonard Korir winning the Great Edinburgh XC meet last January, through Galen Rupp winning the Bank of Saturday Mar 17 Towne Bank 8K/Shamrock Marathon America Chicago Marathon and Shalane Flanagan Virginia Beach VA winning the TCS New York City Marathon, and capped off by an amazing day in Sacramento where 87 athletes Sunday Apr 29 James Joyce Ramble-10K took advantage of perfect weather and a great course to Dedham MA qualify for the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials – Marathon. Sunday Jun 3 Dexter-Ann Arbor Half Marathon Ann Arbor MI In between, Aliphine Tuliamuk and Leonard Korir won the 2017 USATF Running Circuit. Sunday Aug 19 Atlanta’s Finest 5K Atlanta GA We’re looking forward to 2018, with championships hosted by Women’s and Men’s LDR, Masters LDR, Friday Aug 24 Michigan Mile/Crim Festival of Races Cross Country, and MUT. Flint MI Men’s LDR Report Sunday Sep 23 USATF Masters 5km Cross Country None submitted Buffalo NY* Women's LDR Report Sunday Oct 14 Snohomish River Run-Marathon After a successful annual meeting we are excited for the Snohomish WA year ahead. We will begin to review the bids due in the next week or so for the race that will host the 2020 Saturday Oct 27 Tulsa Federal Credit Union Run-15K Olympic Marathon Trials. Once the bids are all in we will Tulsa OK [In Discussion] conduct site visits and make the best recommendation to the Board of USATF on the athletes’ behalf. *Also serves as Can-Am International Challenge Race- All finishing runners score for their country. We will also be reaching out to those who had an interest in getting more involved as association reps and Once the websites are live, the races can be found on seeing how they can help not only their association the National Championship Calendar. Clicking on the athletes benefit, but also others too. We are still looking race takes you to the race website. for candidates to act as a liaison for the sports medicine http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/National- community and WLDR to make sure the wealth of Championships.aspx And it is a month to celebrate. Many of the Masters will be made during the week of July 9. Grand Prix Winners have received their plaques and The U.S. Mountain Running Team will compete at banners already—Thanks, USATF Staff, for getting the 2018 World Mountain Running Championshipswhich those orders placed! And let us raise a glass to honor will be held in Canillo, Andorra, on Saturday, September those who had a prosperous old year on the Grand Prix 15, 2018. circuit! If you are interested in learning more about the team, CLUB GRAND PRIX contact USATF Mountain Ultra Trail Council chairperson DIVISION / MEN’S TEAMS / WOMEN’s TEAMS Nancy Hobbs at [email protected]; U.S. Mountain 40+ / Cal Coast Track Club / Genesee Valley Harriers Running Team Leader Richard Bolt at 50+ / Greater Springfield Harriers / Athena Track Club [email protected]; U.S. Mountain Running 60+ / Boulder Road Runners / Atlanta Track Club Women’s Team Manager Ellen Miller at 70+ / Atlanta Track Club [email protected]; or U.S. Manger of the Junior INDIVIDUAL GRAND PRIX Team Paul Kirsch at [email protected]. DIVISION / MEN / WOMEN 40-44 / David Angell / Wakenda Tyler MUT Awards 45-49 / John Gardiner / Cassandra Henkiel The USA Track & Field Mountain/Ultra/Trail 50-54 / Kent Lemme / Marisa Sutera Strange running (MUT) council of long distance running has 55-59 / Nat Larson / Lorraine Jasper named the 2017 USATF Mountain Runners of the year, 60-64 / Kyle Hubbart / Jill Miller-Robinett Trail Runners of the Year, Ultra Runners of the Year, 65-69 / Tom Bernhard / Sabra Harvey and Contributor of the Year. The following individuals will 70-74 / Paul Carlin / Dianne Anderson be recognized at the USATF Annual Meeting in 75-79 / Charlie Patterson / Madeline Bost Columbus, Ohio in December. 80-84 / Jim Askew Mountain Runners of the Year: Mountain/Ultra/Trail (MUT) Report -Lyndon Ellefson Memorial Mountain Runner of the The 2018 USATF Mountain Running Championships to Year: Joseph Gray, 33, Colorado Springs, CO be held at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire on -Master’s Man: Chris Grauch, 45, Boulder, CO Sunday, July 8, 2018, will be the sole selection race for -Women’s Open: Addie Bracy, 31, Longmont, CO the U.S. Mountain Running Team where the top 4 men (pictured top of page) and top 4 women to finish will earn spots on the -Master’s Woman: Sara Wagner, 45, Flagstaff AZ team. Athletes must be USATF members prior to the race, U.S. Citizens and eligible to represent USA in Sub-Ultra Trail Runners of the Year: international competition. The event in New Hampshire -Men’s Open: Mario Mendoza, 31, Bend, OR also serves as the 15th NACAC Mountain Running -Men’s Master: Chris Grauch, 45, Boulder, CO Championships. -Women’s Open: Renee Metivier, 35, Bend, OR -Master’s Woman: Corinne Walton, 47, Portland, OR Athletes ages 16-19, who are interested in the Junior Mountain Running Team, need not run a qualifying race. Ultra Trail Runners of the Year: It is however encouraged that junior athletes train and/or -Men’s Open: Max King, 37, Bend, OR race in a mountain running environment/race to help -Men’s Master: Chad Lasater, 45, Houston, TX provide them with the necessary experience to excel in -Women’s Open: Courtney Dauwalter, 32, Golden, CO the sport. The junior men’s team includes a maximum of -Master’s Woman: Caroline Boller, 42, Solvang, CA four runners with the top three scoring. The junior women’s team is comprised of a maximum of four Ultra Road Runners of the Year: runners with the top three scoring. -Ted Corbitt Memorial Ultra Runner of the Year: Patrick Reagan, 30, Savannah, GA Junior runners should fill out the application form -Men’s Master: Olivier LeBlond, 45, Arlington, VA at www.usmrt.com, including personal bests and -Ruth Anderson Memorial Ultra Runner of the noteworthy performances. Junior men should have Year: Camille Herron, 34, Warr Acres, OK a16:45 or better 5 km road or XC time and junior women -Master’s Woman: Pam Profitt Smith, 43, Salem, OR should have a time of 19:30 or better. Equivalent times from alternate race distances will be considered. In Contributor of the Year: addition juniors must supply a letter of recommendation Tracey Outlaw: Tracey has been the point man for from a parent/guardian or coach. All runners must be social media by starting a Facebook page “U.S. National current USATF members and U.S. citizens. 24 Hour Running,” which has over 6800 followers. Junior Age Requirement: Junior athletes must be Tracey has posted information regarding 24 hour events between the ages of 16 and 19 on December 31, 2018 as well as events at varying distances, in the United to be eligible to compete on the 2018 U.S. Junior States and all over the World. Tracey traveled to the Mountain Running Team. 2017 IAU World 24 Hour Championship so he could report and broadcast in real-time, and attended a Deadline to Apply is July 1, 2018. Team announcement number of qualifying events including Desert Solstice 24 Hour and Run4Water 24 Hour. In many cases, for Marathon Trail Moab Trail Marathon 11/3/2018 Moab, events which may or may not have real-time results UT www.moabtrailmarathon.com/ broadcast, Tracey writes commentary and makes intermediate and final reports and also researches and Cross Country Report provides posts on multiple athletes. In many cases, USATF Club Cross Country Championships people at the event send data to Tracey from which he The USATF Club Cross Country Championships were weaves a captivating story. held on Saturday, December 9 in Lexington, KY. The races were held at Masterson Station Park. The weather As well, Tracey’s work and constant messaging has was cold at 22 degrees, but generally calm and nice for been essential for fund raising of USAIcebandana.com, competition. Snow flurries were kind enough to hold off which provides funding for U.S. 24 Hour Team, and until the last race of the day, not giving the snow a other charitable endeavors.